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Have a read of the RunOnceEx processing guides on MSFN, apply some thought - and you can get it done. It's possible - I used to do it before I happened to see the XPlode tool.

hey, nice thread. A good page to re-direct to for anyone posting vague questions without sufficient details.

It's as Alanoll says. Basically, all you need to do about the runonceex is that for every appearance of an inverted commas, replace it with a slash and THEN an inverted commas - so your syntax will be proper. This is mentioned in the official MSFN guide as well. In other words, " becomes \"

You need to hex-edit the setup file of the dx9b installer. google to find the guide which leads you through exactly what needs to be done to make the dXsetup allow you to use the "/windowsupdate" switch.

Yup! The switches have been same all the way from 2.81 to 5.03. But, the existence of 5.03c is news to me. Is it real? I know of 5.03, but not a "c" sub-release version.

Count me in!! I'm not at my machine now, so I have limited time to think - try figuring out what not many ppl have volunteered to do - and list me in that branch. Website maintainer(s), Documentation writer(s) - easy but time-consuming tasks - count me into these as well!!!!

See my registry section for that related question: ;Remove these programs from Run [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "MsMsgs"="-" "jusched"="-" "winampa"="-" "NeroCheck"="-" "WinampAgent"="-" "SunJavaUpdateSched"="-" "BluetoothAuthenticationAgent"="-" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] ;"NvMediaCenter"="-" "MsnMsgr"="-" These apps won't auto-load themselves from the next boot-up. They will appear in the list of apps starting at start-up (msconfig), but nothing actually gets started from that list.

On WinXP pro, run this command: taskkill /IM nameofapp.exeRun the Task Manager to know the name of the .EXE

MCT, the screenshot you have posted is that of an install-method known as the RunOnceEx method. I take it that what you want to mod is the titlebar/window-colour and such. The fact is that runonceex will simply take the window decoration considerations (i.e., what you want to mod) from the currently active theme. So simply set your default theme to a different one (one which gives your runonceex window a pleasing look according to you). There is nothing that you can achieve via a hex-edit or registry editing in this particular case.

You said the solution yourself - if no other solution is discovered: 1. Copy away all needed files from desktop/MyDocuments,etc. to some other partition. 2. Then create a new user account, and delete the old (taskbar-mangled) one.

See here for the "registry tweaks" thread: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=8341 Please, puhleese have a read around this site, 'coz all that you want to know would be previously discussed. And remember that the "Search" function is your friend.

Run this command after running the "/S" switch on winamp installer. taskkill /IM winamp.exe

ha ha ha...... That's right MCT Hey bufo3, try doing a search on the forums before asking a question - remember MSFN is a self-help, co-operative, community discussion forum. One clue I could help with is that most of what you are looking for is possible through what is called "registry tweaks".

is there any way of setting password not to expire? Thanks This is how you can do it. Run this command from a batch-file/INF/runonceEx/Xplode or anything: net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited

Nopes! It needn't total up to 5 GB. All it needs is 10 boot folders (3 MB each), all of which after optimization would end up occupying just another 4 MB of space in addition to a single 350 MB (or nearly that much) I386 directory.

@tribble you have to re-start/logoff before those settings take effect. @monstersnatch in a .cmd, just give this command: set temp=e:\temp set tmp=e:\temp Only problem is that this change of paths is valid only until the .cmd (batch file) finishes executing [in other words, after that command window is closed, %temp% and %tmp% will revert to the previous values].

@ MCT sorry if I seemed too harsh. Nor did I mean to call anyone a "meanie" :tongue: But all said and done, the blindness of new-comers towards the utility of Search, is, I must admit, downright irritating. Well now, let's get back to our track - making MSFN a fun place to be in. It sure is nice to see helpful members like MCT and shareef59. While the base protocol behind the two is the same, the two apps are made by different people.

Download the office resource kit (ORK) to use the Custom Installation Wizard, make an .MST and then run officeshrink (follow the instructions in the officeshrink thread). My Office XP (slipstreamed with SP3) went down from 670 MB to 27 MB (chose to install only Word,Excel, PP viewer). 3 cheers to office shrink.

No HappyRay, that can't be the reason, coz I'm on SP2 RC2 myself and the settings work. Check if something else has twisted itself.

@ simonsays Yes, I have set it like what you want. Actually its pretty easy. Execute a .cmd (batch script) file with these commands wherever you want to use system variables. For example, to convert [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Opera.exe] @="C:\\Program Files\\Opera7\\Opera.exe" "Path"="C:\\Program Files\\Opera7" to system variable strings, execute these commands from a batch file: REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Opera.exe" /VE /D "%ProgramFiles%\Opera7\Opera.exe" /f REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Opera.exe" /V Path /D "%ProgramFiles%\Opera7" /f Its just the complex nature of this method, and that it is easy to go wrong which is preventing more ppl from using it. If you want more detailed discussion on this, do start a new thread, and PM me on the link to it (so that i'd have a look at it). Let's not clutter this thread with complicated registry items.

@ MCT Hey, go easy on the search dude....... This must be the 3 thread you've told the poster to "Search" - while the lesson isn't bad, the way of telling it (in a frustrated manner) is !!!! While it's true that new ppl here seem to forget the Search function, its also possible that they genuinely don't know how to get at what they want. BTW, shapeless here has asked for a switch for the "BitTornado" client not the official "BitTorrent" client.

If you don't find a silent switch, Install the app and copy it over to "$OEM$\$Progs\" to have it in your "C:\Program Files" directory after a re-install. Or make an SFX archive (winrar/winace) to silently extract itself to the %programfiles% path. And then do this to copy the link to the right place: copy %systemdrive%\install\myappshortcut.lnk "%AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Programs"

You did not search sufficiently - here is the switch: It can be installed silently like this: uiso7_en.exe /VERYSILENT /SP-

Yes, XPlode supports the ampersand character. Since months, I've had text in the "display" string that use it, like: display='Preparing & Installing Windows XP Hotfixes for IE/OE/IIS' The above was an example taken from my XPlode 1.00's xml - I don't know if the latest version (which only supports unicode) has any changes to that.

Question 1: either do the partitioning manually yourself (with Partition Magic or Fdisk). [of course set Autopartition=0 in winnt.sif] ---- or ---- convert your CD to use the WinPE loader, and automate it to run a diskpart script and the setup after that. Question 2: Locating the Program Files folder --------> Dustinwmew has already answered this. @ yadzil Yes, there's nothing you can do about the default behaviour (except to use installer switches, or use MST transforms for MSI's).Wraith's recommended procedure is interesting, but as he admits, it is not automatable Question 3: On WinXP pro, do this to silently set your pagefile: cscript //nologo //B //T:600 %systemroot%\system32\pagefileconfig.vbs /change /I 2 /M 2 /VO * cscript //nologo //B //T:600 %systemroot%\system32\pagefileconfig.vbs /Create /I 2048 /M 2048 /VO D: It is recommended to not completely eliminate a pagefile from your SystemDrive (i.e., the C: drive). Look here (in tweak no.17 on the page) for more details.